Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

Disco Elysium is a curse. To me, every other narrative video game has to be compared to this masterpiece, and nothing comes close.

This is not at all what I was expecting for a "role-playing game"--it feels much more like a classic point-and-click adventure game, which really is not my kind of genre--yet it is strangely engrossing and extremely hilarious at times. I am hardly very far into the game, so I will see how long I can persist: it feels a bit glitchy with the camera at times on my MacBook Pro. Thus, while this is not at all what I bargained for, at $10 it was a pretty good deal and I feel tempted to see it through to the end. I feel simultaneously pushed away and pulled in.

I edged to this game so good I cummed

It seems that it would take some indie finnish team to finally have some breath of fresh air in RPG genre. TLDR: Buy it. This is the game, the game of 2019 (and few years before), the game that I hope will become a new standard in RPG, as 20 years ago Planescape: Torment became one - Id even say that "the king is dead, long live the king". Disco Elysium is a hardcore rpg, it takes a lot from tabletop games and even features them in the game world. Characters are interesting, deep, mischievous and scheming. Its a refreshing change that finally you have to think WHAT TO SAY, instead just spewing through all the dialog options. You can make mistakes, some light some dramatically severe but its fun, just like in life. RPG system is innovative, choices are dramatic and yield real-life dillemas that took some self-convincing. The ideas behind the thought cabinet and skill development and its impact on game world amounts to the genius-like levels, Ive never seen something like that. In a world that most of the games became just 1 thing cloned countless times, THIS is the new quality. And oh my god, this game is funny. Id ask you, when was the last time that you were literally laughing out loud at the screen ? Yeah, too long for me as well. Here, its a given - when main guy is asked about his name and I saw the dialog options I couldnt believe the dev's wit and I had to stop playing for few minutes :D Oh my Im so glad that this was created. I love this game. For a few years I started feeling that there are less and less valuable games and this one, really, restores the faith in the genre. Guys from Obsydian should really step up their game (after mediocre The Outer Worlds), because there are new kids on the block. Thank you. P.S. Please, dont save-scum. Game looses a bit of its edge when you become all-powerful.

The description and artstyle of the main banner caught my eye and I decided to give a chance to Disco Elysium. I am so glad I did. The writing in the game is fantastic and the way the mechanics work in this particular RPG give depth to the world you perceive through the character's eyes, unlike any other I've ever played. The detective investigation is also interesting in itself and the atmosphere within the game I believe communicates successfully to the player. If you enjoy a good story, character depth and good writing in a game, you will love Disco Elysium. There is a lot of reading involved, of course, so I undestand that one who cannot stand games with a lot of reading might find it difficult to play through Disco Elysium. But I'd recommend giving it a try anyway. In the end, the way Disco Elysium was written leaves an impact and stays with you for a while. I hope to see more games like this in the future.